Why Late-Night Emails Are Killing Your Team

Many team leaders and product managers have been in your shoes right now. You left the office sometime this afternoon and promptly began to run errands or maybe you even went to the gym. Between tasks, you checked your email and likely responded to a few. Now you are at home, hopefully being accompanied by your favorite person or drink. The TV flickers behind you and the laptop on your bed is tempting. After a brief pause, you take a sip and open it, drafting a perfect email to your employees. You proof-read, hit send, and wait. But did you just do the right thing? While it has become the custom to be available and working at all hours of the day, studies show that the brain functions best when it has rest time, and sending late-night emails can be sabotaging your productivity and that of your ambitious employees. If you are seeking for a more productive team, read this article to learn why late-night emails can be limiting their chances for optimal productivity.